Bangladesh Moves to Strengthen Border Security with Myanmar Fence Initiative
Reading Time: 3 minutesBangladesh has announced a significant new border security initiative aimed at enhancing national security, curbing transnational crime, and strengthening sovereign control along its frontiers. The government has taken steps to construct barbed-wire fencing along sections of the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, with similar measures for sensitive areas of the Bangladesh-India border currently Continue Reading
Six Bangladeshi UN Peacekeepers Killed in Drone Attack in Abyei
Reading Time: 3 minutesSix members of the Bangladesh Army serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) were killed and eight others wounded (, with 8 others injured (including three female soldiers, four in critical condition) in a drone attack on a UN base in the disputed Abyei region of Continue Reading
Unravelling the Attempted Assassination of Sharif Osman Hadi
Reading Time: 9 minutesThe attempted assassination of Sharif Osman Hadi has brought new urgency to discussions about political security, foreign influence, and intelligence operations inside Bangladesh. It is an event that has inflamed public debate, triggered speculation across social and print media, and raised important questions about Bangladesh’s vulnerability to hybrid threats. Using Continue Reading
BGB Strengthens Security Posture in Satkhira to Safeguard Bangladesh’s Strategic Interests
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBorder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has reinforced its security posture along the Satkhira frontier as India’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists triggers unusual civilian movement near the international boundary. India’s month-long verification campaign, taking place from 4 November to 4 December, has led to groups of unregistered individuals Continue Reading
Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to Death: ICT Delivers Historic Verdict
Reading Time: 5 minutesBangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has delivered one of the most significant judicial decisions in the nation’s contemporary history, sentencing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death for crimes against humanity committed during last year’s July Uprising. The ruling, pronounced by a three-member Continue Reading